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For those using this DMX solution, take a look at the latest update now available at Houselogix. The version 2.2.0 is basically a major maintenance version that does not add any new feature but address every single issue reported or discovered over time. It also brings a lot of effort to keep your DMX Light status in sync (despite DMX is an unidirectional protocol), so any of your Group Dimmers or ColorChanger will remain at the right status even if you play with the lights using another dimmer. It also fixe once and for all the Scene Tracking issue that was there since the beginning, now your Advanced Lightning scene will become "Active" even with tons of DMX lights in it. Oh, and the ColorPicker aspect ratio is now fixed for full screen view on T3, no more overscan border.. and lastly the ColorPicker will look a lot nicer on iOS device.
 
This is not a mandatory update, but if you've experienced the scene activation issue, definitively go ahead and update.
Also included a Quickstart guide since many people are just getting into DMX with zero to no knowledge, so this may help to get your system to work.

I've written an enhanced driver for the NWK that allow easy Lutron Shades integration with no command line. It also automatically build shade group and offer a group control slider with bidirectional feedback. I know it still work with 2.10.x and it is available for free here: http://www.cmd4.co/drivers.php
 
 

I've written an enhanced driver for the NWK that allow easy Lutron Shades integration with no command line. It also automatically build shade group and offer a group control slider with bidirectional feedback. I know it still work with 2.10.x and it is available for free here: http://www.cmd4.co/drivers.php
 
 

We are releasing a new solution for RGB LED Control with Control4. There is not so many good and affordable solutions of this kind right now, this driver may fill a gap many people wanted since a while.

If you have tried other RGB LED Control solution for Control4 that are on the market right now, you may have find they may produce disappointing results, or other solutions may be better but for a price.

The driver we are presenting if focussed mainly to work with RGB LED and use DMX as the standard lightning control protocol. It teams with a powerful interface that is the RS-232 DMX Engine from Engineering Solutions Inc. This little box have enough power to allow a complete management of RGB LED, Color effects, smooth fades, and more. Best of all, it does cost less than the other popular DMX solution for Control4.

The driver fully support Advanced Lightning Agent scenes with perfectly synchronous activation with no external tool required to build a scene, it also feature a highly user friendly color effect management and native Control4 dimmer control to keep the experience similar the same as with Control4 own lightning system.


Quick features list:
- Native Control4 Dimmer Control
- Full Advanced Lightning Agent support
- Perfectly smooth scene activation with no popcorn effect
- Smooth fades and color transition
- Built-in Color Loop and Chase Effect
- Effects are fully customizable
- No CPU overhead
- Support parallel tasking
- Ultra fast response time
- Exclusive Effect Switch for easy color effect creation
- White override for RGBW Lightning

The total cost of the driver and the interface is lower than the actual most popular DMX solution for Control4 and will produce better results, guarantee. Many people are already using it and they liked it.
 
Check out this demo video of a basement with RGBW lightning, all controlled with Control4 and this driver:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQsbtevZwSg
 
The whole DMX Lightning control solution is sold on the Houselogix Marketplace:
https://www.houselogix.com/shop/lighting
 
Driver documentation:
http://www.domaudeo.com/Control4/Drivers/DMX/Instructions.pdf
 
Driver package download:
http://www.domaudeo.com/Control4/Drivers/DMX/DMX_for_Control4_v1.2.zip
 
For pricing information, go to Houselogix https://www.houselogix.com/shop/domaudeo or contact info@domaudeo.com
 
Feel free to ask question on this forum, we will gladly try our best to answer.

Best place to get Meanwell power supplies:
In the US:  TRC Electronics     this is a link to my personal favorite: https://trcelectronics.com/View/Mean-Well/HLG-320H-24A.shtml
In Canada: Mouser Canada     https://www.mouser.ca/ProductDetail/MEAN-WELL/HLG-320H-24?qs=sGAEpiMZZMt5PRBMPTWcaRTgZe1UVjfl305gouibReA%3d
 
Meanwell HLG are the best to use because they does not require external mounting box to meet electrical code. If you're not an electrician you can put a NEMA-15 plug on the input wire and just connect them to a regular power strip, by not connecting them "permanently" your job will be 100% legit.

Yes but 22ga is a bit small..
 It will work for a short run and light load. Try using 18ga for 50' run and 16ga for 100'+ 
Be aware of not overloading you power supply, decoder or cable line.

You can easily run up to 150-200' on 16GA 24v. Don't do it on 12v. Also a low voltage system is very versatile and can use some locally powered lights by keeping central control if the cable run is way too long. In that case, the cable run will be for dmx signal and not dc voltage for led.

Grab a generic 12-ch decoder like the one at Houselogix, use it to drive two rgbwcct strip or use only 5 channel on it if you don't need more... it's the best cost per channel and it ia very easy to work with.
 

Grab a generic 12-ch decoder like the one at Houselogix, use it to drive two rgbwcct strip or use only 5 channel on it if you don't need more... it's the best cost per channel and it ia very easy to work with.
 

We are currently testing the new Mi-Light RGB+CCT Wireless DMX Bulbs with our DMX solution...

DMX is not only RGB lights, it can be every single light in a house. We have done many whole house all with low voltage lighting driven by DMX, the house lighting does look pretty standard but in fact there is many thing we were able to achieve with low-voltage that would not be possible with 120v, like miniature downlight, cabinet light panel, custom chandelier, indirect linear light and more... Look at any designer catalog and every single room you'll see can be lit with low voltage and achieve a unique, yet cost effective lighting that can be controlled easily using DMX and some C4 keypads.

No the only compatible interface is the RS-232 DMX Engine from Engineering Solutions. Available at Houselogix or response-box.com websites.

We had a discussion about SPI and Pixel LED on the forum if I remember... Long story short, Pixel LED or SPI will work with DMX and with our driver but remember each "RGB Pixel" use 3 DMX channels, so if you're using a strip with 150 pixel, that mean 150x3 channel used, that is already a huge load for a Control4 controller, each DMX Channel is a "Light" for C4... So yes, it will work, but don't try to control a large number of pixel LED (some use more than one DMX Universe), C4 is just not deisgned for that. I would stick with 200 channel or less.

Took some time to be able to go back on site and I finally manager to get there and try what Cyknight suggested, and I confirm it work, I can now manage my system locally without Internet connection. Thanks!
C4, with Crestron, are two of the few control systems that does not rely on a cloud service to run, which is a GOOD thing! I really hope this will stay as is.

Took some time to be able to go back on site and I finally manager to get there and try what Cyknight suggested, and I confirm it work, I can now manage my system locally without Internet connection. Thanks!
C4, with Crestron, are two of the few control systems that does not rely on a cloud service to run, which is a GOOD thing! I really hope this will stay as is.

We are proud to announce the new version 2.1 of our DMX Solution for Control4. This version feature minor bug fix and some nice additions.
What's new in version 2.1?
- Tunable White Dimmer     A requested feature to allow managing latest white LED fixtures that can product cool and warm white. The driver also allow the use of any kind of LED (RGB, RGBW, Dual-White and more) to create the perfect white light temperature output our of any LED fixture. It can also change the light temperature as the day goes by.
- DMX Sequencer     This driver was already available in beta but it now goes to final with the release. The DMX Sequence is mainly use to run multiple sequenced light effect in a room without any Composer programming, but the most liked feature of the Sequencer is it's Sound-to-Light feature that will make your lights dance to the music. This version bring LOT of enhancement and simplify a lot the connection and setup for Sound-to-Light. It also auto-calibrate the audio to make sure the light will always move. Check out this tutorial that will show you how to setup Sound-to-Light on Control4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXEyEOKH8UM
- New ColorChanger with improved Color Wheel     The ColorChanger driver has be improved for better touch accuracy on the Color Wheel. It now allow displaying the Color Wheel on T3 touch screens  right from the Lighting interface (no need to go on the Camera view!). The new full-screen Color Wheel interface have new control button for Brightness and Power Toggle. Also it can save the current color as preset of as the default turn on color, live. Here is a view on the new full screen Color Wheel on T3:
 
The driver suite is still available to download at Houselogix, you can also purchase all the required hardware there.
 
A side note about us (me)
As you may know, Houselogix has dropped tech support for third party drivers they sell, thus leading all service request are rerouted to the developer. In my case, I'm just a guy with full time job, coding Control4 drivers for fun on my spare time and running a company as a job side-line. So I don't have a support team to back me up, I don't even have a secretary to answer the phone when I'm not available.
I want to help you guy when you have questions about this driver or other stuff I've made, but don't be surprise if I can't take your call right away because I work all day long. The best way to get support will always be via e-mail, I always keep track of my e-mail even if this is not as fast as a quick phone call.
Please try place all support request via email to info@domaudeo.com. I will always do the best I can to help you.

We are proud to announce the new version 2.1 of our DMX Solution for Control4. This version feature minor bug fix and some nice additions.
What's new in version 2.1?
- Tunable White Dimmer     A requested feature to allow managing latest white LED fixtures that can product cool and warm white. The driver also allow the use of any kind of LED (RGB, RGBW, Dual-White and more) to create the perfect white light temperature output our of any LED fixture. It can also change the light temperature as the day goes by.
- DMX Sequencer     This driver was already available in beta but it now goes to final with the release. The DMX Sequence is mainly use to run multiple sequenced light effect in a room without any Composer programming, but the most liked feature of the Sequencer is it's Sound-to-Light feature that will make your lights dance to the music. This version bring LOT of enhancement and simplify a lot the connection and setup for Sound-to-Light. It also auto-calibrate the audio to make sure the light will always move. Check out this tutorial that will show you how to setup Sound-to-Light on Control4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXEyEOKH8UM
- New ColorChanger with improved Color Wheel     The ColorChanger driver has be improved for better touch accuracy on the Color Wheel. It now allow displaying the Color Wheel on T3 touch screens  right from the Lighting interface (no need to go on the Camera view!). The new full-screen Color Wheel interface have new control button for Brightness and Power Toggle. Also it can save the current color as preset of as the default turn on color, live. Here is a view on the new full screen Color Wheel on T3:
 
The driver suite is still available to download at Houselogix, you can also purchase all the required hardware there.
 
A side note about us (me)
As you may know, Houselogix has dropped tech support for third party drivers they sell, thus leading all service request are rerouted to the developer. In my case, I'm just a guy with full time job, coding Control4 drivers for fun on my spare time and running a company as a job side-line. So I don't have a support team to back me up, I don't even have a secretary to answer the phone when I'm not available.
I want to help you guy when you have questions about this driver or other stuff I've made, but don't be surprise if I can't take your call right away because I work all day long. The best way to get support will always be via e-mail, I always keep track of my e-mail even if this is not as fast as a quick phone call.
Please try place all support request via email to info@domaudeo.com. I will always do the best I can to help you.

Just do an in-place update of the rs232 dmx engin driver, no need to replace all the light driver.

IMPORTANT UPDATE v2.02, To all customer already using 2.0 or 2.01, please update immediately to v2.02!

The new version 2.02 fixe an issue that may cause the driver to react sluggishly. A wrong line of code was causing this. The v2.02 fix that and bring back the instantaneous response time this driver was designed for. It also slightly enhance the Master Dimmer management in both RGB Dimmer and RGB Group Dimmer drivers.
You don't have to update the whole driver suite in you project, just do an in-place update or the "RS-232 DMX Engine" driver you'll be good.
The new driver is available today at Houselogix, please get it.

You'll not need the PX24500 to control DMX Pixel Strip, you will hook-up the DMX signal directly to the strip. I think they might use 4 or 5 pins for power and DMX data. Not sure though how you'll set the channel on that kind of strip... Share if you try it...

"Dream Color LED" is not new, it's just another way to call Pixel LEDs. And yes, those kind of LED are support by our driver, but you may get an hard time finding a DMX decoder that support the particular pixel chip built into your strip, and even though, you may end up with a cheap China pixel led decoder that use a single set of mosfet to dim a whole bunch of pixels, thus making the fades to just look horrible.
My personal advice if you want to go with Pixel LEDs, try to find a model with DMX onboard. I know this exist, it look like a standard strip but feature a DMX cheap for each pixel on the strip, so it become addressable independently, thus enabling lot of cool effect over a single strip, especially color chase.
Also keep in mind each LED pixels is equivalent to 3 DMX channel, and each DMX channel is equivalent to one light load in Control4. Control4 have been designed for home lighting at first and can handle a limited number of light, although this number is sufficiently high for a huge home, you may find that using pixel strip will quickly require A LOT of DMX channels to drive and you may come over what a Control4 system can handle. Better get a limited length of pixel strip in your project and if you want to get into  discotheque-like lighting setup, you may be better served by a dedicated computer and lighting software.

I bought all my up lights from @jackstone, they are more than $50 each, but I am extremely happy with them. I added a picture, so you can see how bright they are. 
I too, ran wires and conduit all over my landscape for all the lights and I can control each individually.  I even added some pixels (via Falcon F16v2) to my backyard around my pool and bar area and control them via xLights/xSchedule, in C4.   The pool lights are animated, thats why you don't see them all lit at once.
 
 

We are proud to announce the release of the version 2.0 of our Advanced DMX solution for Control4!
This version was aimed as a minor update over the existing product  but it ends up a complete rebuild with tons of added features.
The new version require an updated firmware for the RS-232 DMX Engine that allow 100fps silky smooth fades, faster data rate, new commands set and many code optimization. This firmware is needed for the version 2.0 of the driver to work. We provide the firmware at no charge with the driver download package at Houselogix.
Overview of the new features:
New code base, lot of optimization Recovery function to get the DMX Engine back online as quickly as possible in case of outage. it also restore the last light state Full scene support through the Advanced Lighting Agent will built-in backup to avoid scenes to stop working on controller reboot Smoother fade, really smooth, you won't believe. New group dimmer for RGB or Single lights Better RGBW support on all RGB drivers Effect Switch entirely redone with new effects and full customization over ALL effects Easy custom color setup through the new Color Picker proxy in OS 2.9:  
Eight base effects with full customization, for a thousand of possible effect variations:    
   
 
Custom Colors available to ALL Effects:                    
 
A brand new ColorPicker interface for TouchScreen. You can now easily change the color of your lights using an simple Color Wheel or Color Chart on your touch screen or mobile devices:


Best of all, upgrade to version 2.0 is free for everyone who purchased version 1.x. Houselogix online code will continue to work, however if you're using the Offline code, you will need to send us and email with you actual code to have it upgraded to support the version 2.0. Please note that since it's a complete rebuild, you can't perform direct update over existing DMX driver from our previous driver version, you will need to start from scratch with v2.0.
Also included in this release, an experimental driver called DMX Sequencer, it allow the use of multiple effects sequentially, triggered by timer or music. For those who liked the past Sound-to-light feature, you will like this driver. It is release as experimental because although it worked well in our lab, we think this kind of driver will need some fine tuning based on customer feedback so we want to hear from you guys!
The driver is available right now at Houselogix. If you have any questions about this product, you can post right on the forum, I always monitor this thread.
 
 
 

for Light v2 proxy, LIGHT_LEVEL must be string, and NOTIFY is not required.
C4:SendToProxy(2,"LIGHT_LEVEL,"0")              For Level 0
C4:SendToProxy(2,"LIGHT_LEVEL,"100")          For Level 100
 

The custom color setting is already available for the ranged loop and adv chase, we planned to add that to all effects in the future release in addition to the Comma Separated Random group type in the effect switch. Meanwhile you can use the "Use current colors "setting of the random loop to get the colors you want. Just manually set the ligths to the colors you want prior of turning on the effect switch, then the random loop will use the lights currently on as the reference pattern and will randomize those colors accross all the light range.